Watching movies on the Asus 1000 HA: Is there some way to rent movies in a download form?
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Conrad, There is a way actually. Amazon allows you to rent movies for just a couple of bucks. You just download it and you are able to watch it for about a 24 hour period. Also, if you have another computer you can use the disk drive to put it on the computer and then transfer it via usb. A great software to use for this is (Xilisoft DVD Ripper Platinum 4). You just put in the DVD you own, run this software and choose witch format you'd like to convert it to and your done. Simple as pie!
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There are actually quite a few options for you. iTunes, Amazon, Netflix (if you're a member), and sites like Hulu offer downloads and/or streaming videos, including full-length films. If you're interested in ripping DVDs on a computer with a DVD drive and then transferring to your 1000, there's a great program called DVD Shrink (www.dvdshrink.org) that will let you customize the size of the output files to help save space. I currently have 8gb movies shrunk down to 4gb using this program, which are easy enough to get transferred to your 1000 via a network connection, USB drive or SD card. You can use VLC Media Player (www.videolan.org) to play your ripped DVDs and they look great.
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I went with the Brite-View CinemaTube instead and I am very happy with it. The only problem is you can't use the bittorrent feature with an HFS+ drive. But that's a non-issue for me. Otherwise it works great. And with the new firmware due out any day now you will be able to copy files from you mac to the HD connected to the CinemaTube. I haven't yet used the streaming but it's a cool feature th Asus doesn't have. I use it to play avi and mkv files mostly. Cool device and mac compatible. Hope this helps.
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Type in the following at YouTube. Watch a movie on your TV from a USB drive.This video shows you how.
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If you can download it to your computer you should be able to. My concern would be how big the movie file is.
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You could do this on this device. Just keep in mind that downloading movies is a violation of law . If you still do this, make sure your TV has a compatible USB port on it somewhere, and refer to your user manual on how to connect to the USB device.
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It seems like you used to be able able to - but I think they deactivated the output in the last few updates. Same goes for Netflix & Amazon Instant Video
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No, I tried to do just that because I wanted to us it with my copy of Adobe On Location or to use my VCR or Disc play. None of this worked, I am still looking for what arrangement will allow me to use it successfully
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you don't have to use an external DVD drive - sheesh! use Handbrake to convert or download an .avi/mp4 version of your movie and watch it via streaming network feed, off a USB thumbdrive, off your SSD, or off an SDHC
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Im sure there are other apps out there but I play my files from my NAS using XBMC. The only ones I have problem with are 1080p 3D movies and I think thats more of the A100 itself and not so much XBMC.
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Not really the majority of these device you need to configure it with servers... to get everything free... for example if you want I can set one up and sell it but will be around 300 with all latest movies from theater and a few live channels .. usually updates everyday so you wont miss the new movies in theater.. with no extra cost
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Not with kdlinks a100. There seems to be an issue with the DRM. I tried and it will give an error. Have you tried/looked into Google Chromecast. That will stream Playstore, Netflix, Youtube, and Hulu.
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I purchased a free standing DVDRW from Dell. It connects with USB and was about $45.
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No can not download. I have my wifi dvd player connected to this tv and can watch Netflix hulu, ects.
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Sorry about that, I can watch DVD'S ... you need to contact Acer ... good luck !!!
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Can I view the video stream using nothing but a browser ? I don't want to install anything.
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You will need a potable cd drive. I have a potable cd drive to watch my movies. You could buy one for like $20-50 depending on the brand on amazon.
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I think it is possible... but the movie video file shouldn't be so big.. 1gb is ok.. more than 4gb probably doesn't work.